A preview of the concept of "modernity" as used by anthropologists. Important concepts and terms covered include: Mercantile 1500-1800; Industrial 1800-1970; Post-Industrial 1970;
Ideology: Reformation & Renaissance; Secularisation; Rejection of Dogma; Protestant ethic; Nationalism; Enlightenment; rationality, equality; Religious supermarket;
Society: state; Great Democracies; Citizen; Proletariat & Bourgeoisie; Decline of monarchy and aristocracy; Transnational, Virtual Communities.
Economy; Mercantile Capitalism; Colonies; Industrial Capitalism; factories; plantations; and mines
Technology; Trans-Oceanic voyaging (telescope, compass, maps); Printing Press;Industrial Revolution; Steel, Steam Engine IT; Internet'
Science: Scientific revolution; Enlightenment; Data; computers.
About me: I'm Nick Herriman, author of the books "Entangled State" and "Witch-hunt and Conspiracy". I lecture in Anthropology at La Trobe University. I am also the 'Audible Anthropologist' on iTunes.
About "25 Concepts in Anthropology": I preview what I think are the 25 most important concepts in socio-cultural anthropology. Each concept provides a unique insight into what it is to be human.
See my Blogs on:
*fieldwork in the Cocos Islands [ Ссылка ]
* the Anthropology of Symbols [ Ссылка ]
